Let him who desires peace prepare for war.

There is no method by which men can be both free and equal.

I am no courtesan, nor moderator, nor tribune, nor defender of the people: I am myself the people.

If you must take care that your opinions do not differ in the least from those of the person with whom you are talking, you might just as well be alone.

It is impossible to tell which of the two dispositions we find in men is more harmful in a republic, that which seeks to maintain an established position or that which has none but seeks to acquire it.

I’m president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli!

All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.

The most hateful torment for men is to have knowledge of everything but power over nothing.

The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.

He may be a patriot for Austria, but the question is whether he is a patriot for me.

O citizens, first acquire wealth; you can practice virtue afterward.

You should never have your best trousers on when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.

Why has the government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.